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10 Hour Shifts; 4 Days per week; 6AM - 4PM
Includes both inpatient and outpatient care
Pay Range
$47.50 - $71.25If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina and South Carolina. We invite Advanced Practice Providers to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and progressive visionaries together in our GI Surgical Oncology team at Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Our highly experienced GI oncology surgeons are committed to delivering exceptional care to treat benign and malignant complex surgical diseases and disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, rectum and anus as well as retroperitoneal sarcomas. Our GI Surgical Oncology Section uses the latest surgical techniques and technologies to obtain the best possible results. Given the complexity of cases and high acuity of patients, our team works hand-in-hand with experts from other medical specialties, including Gastroenterology, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Urology and Gynecology. This allows us to provide highly specialized and comprehensive care.
The principles of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) are also utilized to guide the patient through the perioperative experience and assure the best outcome. Atrium Health is an ERAS Centers of Excellence.
In addition to Atrium Health Department of Surgery, the Section of GI Surgical Oncology is affiliated with the Levine Cancer Institute, which has the innovative vision to deliver cancer care across North and South Carolina, building upon its strong network of affiliated hospitals and providers.
Overview
The provider in this position will function in the inpatient hospital and outpatient clinic-based setting in collaboration with attending surgeons and other members of a multidisciplinary team. They will be responsible for inpatient daily rounds with surgical residents, consultations, face-to-face and virtual clinic-based appointments, patient examinations, medication management, and laboratory/radiologic testing and interpretation. The APP will see and treat patients with a wide variety of gastrointestinal cancers from esophagus to rectum. Additional responsibilities will include patient education on disease process, inpatient rounding including post-operative and discharge instructions, independent APP post-operative clinic.
Essential Functions
- Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations.
- Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
- Assist with new consults and admissions.
- Daily assessment on intensive care, progressive, and floor patients
- Determine treatment plans for complex and high-risk cancer patients in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
- Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
- Orders and interprets daily laboratory and radiology examinations.
- Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record.
- Attends, participates and contributes to group/practice meetings and development of standard procedures for department.
- Participates in evidence-based research and publishing initiatives to improvement the care of gastrointestinal cancer patients.
- No weekend or night call
Education, Experience and Certifications
Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state one works. Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in SC required. BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice. Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and make proactive decisions.
- Nurse Practitioner: Master’s degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP or AGACNP board certification required based on population served.
- Physician Assistant: Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master’s degree preferred. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.
When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.